IOWA 



[OWA has maintained its game supply to a 

 surprising extent. Great drafts have 

 been made upon it, but while its supply 

 has been lessened it has not been depleted 

 irrecoverably. It is believed that game is 

 now increasing in this state. The area of 

 Iowa is 55,045 square miles. Its surface 

 is undulating. There are no mountains; 

 even high hills are unknown. Along the river banks 

 there are frequent bluffs, intersected by ravines. 

 Prairies, covered with a growth of coarse grass and 

 interspersed with groves, constitute about four fifths of 

 the state. The timber growth is principally along the 

 river banks. 



Deer are found in various parts of the state. Bear 

 are few, and the panther has been seen, but it is 

 thought was merely passing through from the north 

 to the south, and vice versa. 



The timber-wolf is yet found in the wooded regions 

 along the big rivers. The prairie-wolf or coyote is 

 scattered over the state ; in some places plenty. 



The Canada lynx is found occasionally in various 

 localities. The bob cat is quite common in the 

 river bottoms. The fox, common red, is every- 

 where abundant. The swift fox, about two thirds the 

 size of the common fox, is about gone. The jack- 

 rabbit is gaining ground all over the state. . They are 

 very plentiful in the northern part, making fine sport. 



